Construction crews in downtown San Diego were using a heat index app as temperatures rose across the county on Thursday.

Construction crews implement mandatory heat illness protocols using OSHA apps when temperatures hit 80-82 degrees under California workplace safety requirements.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline A long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves ...

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, there were an estimated 33,890 work-related heat injuries and illnesses involving days away from work from 2011 to 2020. 479 deaths were reported due ...

Jul. 12—Cal/OSHA issued a high-heat hazard alert Wednesday, reminding employers to protect workers from potentially deadly illness as the agency gears up for worksite inspections to ensure ...

Developed by leading OEHS heat safety experts from the AIHA’s Thermal Stress Working Group in partnership with East Carolina University, the AIHA Heat Stress Mobile App is now available as a ...

By Rebecca Honaker University of Kentucky Heat is a serious workplace hazard that can cause illness — or even death — if ...

During Keeling's three years at UPS, OSHA records "show that about 50 UPS workers were 'seriously injured' by heat exposure and required hospitalization," said The New Republic.

From April 2022 to Dec. 2024, OSHA conducted about 7,000 heat-related inspections nationwide, issued 60 heat citations and 1,392 Hazard Alert Letters. Some of those have involved postal workers.

David Keeling would take over the workplace-safety agency just as it is considering rules to protect against extreme heat. His former employers, UPS and Amazon, have opposed the rules.

Why This Rule Is a Big Deal OSHA’s push for a federal heat standard has been simmering since 2021, fueled by President Biden’s Executive Order 13990 on climate change.

During Keeling's three years at UPS, OSHA records "show that about 50 UPS workers were 'seriously injured' by heat exposure and required hospitalization," said The New Republic.